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MMIC Silicon Bipolar Broadband Amplifier
ISL55015
The ISL55015 is a high performance gain block featuring a
Darlington configuration using high f
T
transistors and excellent
thermal performance. They are an ideal choice for DVB-S LNB
cable receiver applications.
Other members of the family include:
• ISL55012 and ISL55015 match a 75Ω source to a 50Ω load
• ISL55014 matches a 50Ω source to a 50Ω load
Related Literature
• For a full list of related documents, visit our website
- ISL55015 product page
Features
• Input impedance of 75Ω
• Output impedance of 50Ω
• Gain of 13.5dB at 1GHz
• Noise figure of 4.8dB at 2GHz
• OIP3 of 31dBm at 1GHz
• Low input and output return losses
• Pb-free (RoHS compliant)
Applications
• LNB and LNB-T (HDTV) amplifiers
• IF gain blocks for satellite and terrestrial STBs
• PA driver amplifier
• Wireless data, satellite
• Bluetooth/WiFi
• Satellite locator and signal strength meters
Pin Configuration
ISL55015
(6 LD SC-70)
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Ordering Information
PART
NUMBER
(Notes 1
, 2, 3)
PART
MARKING
(Note 4
)
TAPE AND
REEL
(UNITS)
PACKAGE
(RoHS
COMPLIANT)
PKG.
DWG. #
ISL55015IEZ-T7 CCK 3k 6 Ld SC-70 P6.049B
ISL55015IEZ-EVAL Evaluation board
NOTES:
1. Refer to TB347
for details on reel specifications.
2. These Intersil Pb-free plastic packaged products employ special
Pb-free material sets, molding compounds/die attach materials,
and 100% matte tin plate plus anneal (e3 termination finish, which
is RoHS compliant and compatible with both SnPb and Pb-free
soldering operations). Intersil Pb-free products are MSL classified at
Pb-free peak reflow temperatures that meet or exceed the Pb-free
requirements of IPC/JEDEC J STD-020.
3. For Moisture Sensitivity Level (MSL), please see device information
page for ISL55015
. For more information on MSL please techbrief
TB363
.
4. The part marking is located on the bottom of the part.
GND
GND
IN
1
2
3
6
5
4
OUT
GND
VSP
FIGURE 1. TYPICAL APPLICATION CIRCUIT
100pF
0.1µF
100nH
100pF
0.1µF
68pF
68pF
1, 2, 5
3
4
6
+5V
24Ω
TABLE 1. KEY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FAMILY OF PARTS
PART #
IMPEDANCE
GAIN
AT 1GHz
(dB)
NOISE FIGURE
AT 2GHz
(dB)
SOURCE
(Ω)
LOAD
(Ω)
ISL55012 75 50 18 4.7
ISL55014 50 50 17.2 4.3
ISL55015 75 50 13.5 4.8
February 6, 2017
FN6284.3
CAUTION: These devices are sensitive to electrostatic discharge; follow proper IC Handling Procedures.
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